Members of Congress and the U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday honored the five officers who responded when a gunman opened fire on lawmakers and others during a June baseball practice.

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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was the most seriously wounded in the attack and spoke at the ceremony that awarded the USCP Medal of Honor to the officers: Special Agents David Bailey and Crystal Griner of the U.S. Capitol Police and officers Nicole Battaglia, Alexander Jensen and Kevin Jobe of the Alexandria Police Department.

Witnesses said the carnage would have been far worse had officers with the U.S. Capitol Police and Alexandria Police Department not engaged the assailant in a gunfight, eventually killing him.The officers are being presented with the Medal of Honor, the agency’s highest honor.

The USCP Medal of Honor is presented to the five officers who helped save lives when an active shooter opened fire on the Republican Congressional baseball team’s practice.